After 3 years of trying we finally have been able to put some barbel into Throop.
We put 200 30cm to 45cm barbel in yesterday between the New Weir and School Bridge.
These are much bigger barbel than have previously been stocked into the fishery and will be followed by 200 next year and 200 the year afterwards. They are part of a monitoring exercise and were supplied by the EA from their fish farm at Calverton, Nottingham. I would like to thank Lewis Swift from the EA for his help with this happening.
Each fish has had a transmitter placed inside it, each with unique information and we hope in future to be able to monitor the fishes movement. The left pelvic fin has also been clipped to enable anglers to identify them, if you catch one can you please give me a call to let me know 07876204546
Regards Phil Nixon
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